Here’s a list of my favorite bars from this past year. I advise that the best time to go to any bar is during the week; weekends tend to be rather unpleasant. Also, there’s nothing like going to a bar when it opens, rather than later at night. And these bars support my belief that […]
Read More 2018 Top Ten Cocktail BarsIt’s been a few months since I last wrote on this blog. I’ve been busy with traveling and lots of exciting freelancing opportunities. Today, I’m going to talk about a new circus show Brave Space that I had the pleasure of seeing this past weekend. The show was written and conceived by Shayna Swanson of […]
Read More Daring and Intimate Brave SpaceGreetings, Readers! It’s been a few weeks but it’s been a busy time for me. Thankfully I celebrated it with a little trip to China. For the next few weeks, I’ll recount my adventures in Beijing and Shanghai. My trip began in Beijing, a place I had never been. I was really excited about finally […]
Read More China 2018: Part 1Our second day in NYC was filled with Tiffany glass, delicious cheese, art installations, and magic. We began our morning by going to the NYC Historical Society in the west side, next to the Natural History Museum. I don’t believe I’ve ever been there before but it was worth it. What blew my mind was […]
Read More NYC in Spring: 2018 Part 3Then my husband and I decided to adventure into fashionable cocktail bars. For about a year, we had been trying to get into the bar Please Don’t Tell in the East village. You access the tiny bar in a hotdog hole in the wall through a phone booth. When we went last year, we were […]
Read More NY Spring 2018: Part 2It’s been a few weeks since I’ve last posted. Life! Writing! Adventure! I’ve been sick so I’ve taken a pause on eating sugary treats. But I have some fun ones coming up once I can breathe again! Until then, I’ll talk about my recent brief trip to NYC. After arriving to NYC late at night, […]
Read More NYC in Spring: 2018January 1st was our last full day on the trip. Sad panda. But we made it count! We started our day at the Victoria and Albert. I’ve mentioned previously about my recent love of this museum. As a kid, I found the museum exceedingly dull but a combination of rebranding and maturity (on my part) […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 8Our trip in London continued. On the Saturday, we spent time on the outer ring of London. Since it was Saturday, it was the day for the Portobello Road market. It starts in Zone 1 but then you end up in Zone 2. I love the hustle and bustle of outdoors markets.There’s a booth to […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 6The following day was my talk and a trip to Greenwich. Sir Hans Sloane We started that day at the local college to give lectures on various topics to the Loyola law students. I’ve been talking about something historically relevant to the area for the last six year. This time, I talked about the complicated […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 5We were in London. The best city (after Chicago). Regular readers of this blog know my love for that city. Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” Too true. No matter how long I am there and how many things we do, there’s so much left […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 4
Not Without My Bowler Hat 